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Benjamin J Allen › Form 700

Benjamin J Allen: 2024 Annual statement

Annual 2024
Senator, State Senate · due 2025-03-03
Filed
2025-03-03 · signed 03/03/2025 06:46 PM
Source
Read from the FPPC's structured data, checked against the PDF · the PDF (7 p.) · FPPC portal

Findings

Context Travel payments

Lists $9,180.86 in travel paid by others (5 payments)

Largest: Denver, Boulder and Santa Fe, New Mexico ($6,057.96, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy), Palm Springs, California ($1,270.87, California Environmental Voters Education Fund), Napa, California ($1,002.42, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy). 5 of 5 are listed as gifts.

What to check
  • Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
  • Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.

Rule: Travel paid by others
“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Worth a look Lobbying

Lobbying reports name $200 in gifts to them in 2024 from 1 source this statement doesn't list

Lobbyist employers' reports to the Secretary of State (Cal-Access) list activity expenses that benefited them in 2024, $50 or more from each of these sources, none named among the statement's gifts or travel: EQUALITY CALIFORNIA $200 (beverages).

What to check
  • Whether they attended or accepted it: the report is the lobbyist employer's account.
  • What Schedule D doesn't require (Form 700 instructions): gifts returned within 30 days; free admission and food at an event where they made a speech, from its organizer; up to two tickets to a campaign or 501(c)(3) fundraiser from the organization holding it; informational material; plaques worth less than $250.
  • Whether it's on the statement under another name.
  • That the report's beneficiary is this person (matched by name and office).
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA $200
Rule: Lobbying gifts not on the statement
“A gift is reportable if its fair market value is $50 or more. In addition, multiple gifts totaling $50 or more received during the reporting period from a single source must be reported.”Form 700 (2025/2026), Instructions – Schedule D ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Schedule D · Gifts 22

FromGiftsTotal
California Environmental Voters · from the PDF
1111 Broadway, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94607
2024-01-17 · Dinner · $17.25
2024-05-09 · Lunch · $29.69
2024-08-21 · Dinner · $30.36
$77.30
The University of California, State Goverment Relations
1130 K street, Suite 280 Sacramento CA 95814
2024-01-31 · Legislative Dinner · $116.79
$116.79
California Democratic Party · from the PDF
1830 9th street, Sacramento, CA 95814
2024-01-25 · VP Lunch Reception · $65
2024-02-27 · Senate Caucus Budget and Policy Day 1 Conference · $139.52
2024-02-28 · Senate Caucus Budget and Policy Day 2 Conference · $38.40
$242.92
Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California · from the PDF
1270 S Alfred St #35282 Los Angeles, CA 90035
2024-12-09 · Policy Retreat · $144.52
$144.52
Tasha Boerner for Assembly 2024
374 N Coast Hwy 101, Suite 2 Encinitas, CA 92024
2024-03-13 · T-shirt · $57.34
$57.34
California Democratic Party · from the PDF
1830 9th street, Sacramento, CA 95814
2024-04-09 · Caucus Lunch at UC Center Sacramento · $25.66
2024-08-07 · Departing Member Dinner on the Delta King · $180.93
$206.59
CA Climate Leadership Dialogue · from the PDF
PO Box 1303 Kailua, HI 96734
2024-04-04 · Policy Dialogue Lunch in Sacramento · $113.39
$113.39
California State University Dominguez Hills
1000 E. Victoria Street, Welch Hall (WH) 490 Carson, CA 90747
2024-11-24 · Soccer and Dinner · $475
$475
California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation · from the PDF
777 S. Figueroa Street, suite 4050, Los Angeles CA 90017
2024-04-03 · Caucus Purim Event · $60.21
2024-08-24 · Outgoing Member Dinner · $189.48
2024-09-20 · Shabbat Dinner · $77.39
$327.08
UCLA Government & Community Relations · from the PDF
10889 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1110 Los Angeles CA
2024-02-18 · UCLA Men's Basketball Game · $118
2024-03-10 · UCLA Institute for Carbon Management Speech & Dinner · $105
$223
Visit Napa Valley · from the PDF
1001 Second Street, Suite 330 Napa, CA 94559
2024-08-06 · Transportation · $110.51
2024-08-06 · Gift Bag · $9.56
$120.07
Wine Institute · from the PDF
915 L Street, Suite 1190, Sacramento, CA 95814
2024-08-06 · Dinner and Entertainment · $103
$103
Hall Wines · from the PDF
401 St. Helena Swy. South St. Helena, CA 94574
2024-08-06 · Reception · $75
$75
California Chamber of Commerce · from the PDF
1215 K street, 14th Floor Sacramento CA 95814
2024-08-07 · Annual Mexico Advocacy Day · $62.97
$62.97
Antinori Napa Valley · from the PDF
3700 Soda Canyon Road, Napa, CA 94558
2024-08-06 · Glass of Wine & Appetizers · $125
$125
Natural Resources Defense Council
1314 SECOND STREET SANTA MONICA, CA 90401
2024-04-16 · Dinner · $177.93
$177.93
Anne-Marie Spataru
510 W 6th Street #1001, Los Angeles 90014
2024-04-06 · Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Gala · $223
$223
Newman For Senate 2024
1400 N. Harbor Suite 110 Fullerton, CA 92835
2024-04-15 · Dinner · $131
$131
Port of Long of Beach · from the PDF
415 W. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90802
2024-09-23 · Dinner · $103.22
$103.22
William Morris Endeavor Ent LLC
9601 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills 90210
2024-09-20 · Shabbat Dinner · $64.49
$64.49
League of California Cities · from the PDF
1400 K St, Sacramento, CA 95814
2024-04-17 · Dinner · $144.52
$144.52
Frieze LA · from the PDF
1 Surrey Street, London WC2R 2nd, UK
2024-03-01 · Two Entry Tickets in Santa Monica · $202
$202

Schedule E · Travel paid by others 5

Paid byTripAmount
California Environmental Voters Education Fund · 501(c)(3)
1111 Broadway, Suite 300,, Oakland, California
Berkley, California · 2024-04-11 to 2024-04-12 · Conference: Discussions about obstacles and opportunities to making progress on climate action. · Gift$619.84
California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy · 501(c)(3)
Pier 35, Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94133
Denver, Boulder and Santa Fe, New Mexico · 2024-07-13 to 2024-07-19 · Recycling Study Tour · Gift$6,057.96
California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy · 501(c)(3)
Pier 35, Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94133
Napa, California · 2024-02-08 to 2024-02-09 · Energy Conference · Gift$1,002.42
California Environmental Voters Education Fund · 501(c)(3)
Pier 35, Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94133
Palm Springs, California · 2024-12-12 to 2024-12-13 · Water Conference · Gift$1,270.87
California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation · 501(c)(3)
777 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, California
Sacramento, California · 2024-01-10 to 2024-01-11 · Jewish Caucus Policy Retreat · Gift$229.77